Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has donated food items and money to the elderly and blind as part of measures to cushion effects of COVID-19.

Beneficiaries got rice, yam, garri and N10,000 each.

The governor, who made the donation through a philanthropist, Doubara Kumokou, appealed to the beneficiaries to remain calm and be patient with the government. He said the government was capable of taking care of their needs, and admonished them to pray for God’s blessings upon him to enable him do more.

The beneficiaries thanked the governor for the gesture and prayed God to be with him and fight his secret battles.